Aoac International, Inc. A / K / A Aoac International

AOAC International, Inc. is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since 2002, located in Rockville, Maryland, that specializes in providing proficiency testing services for food, feed, and microbiology laboratories. The organization focuses on delivering high-quality analytical testing, quality assurance, and standardization services to various federal agencies. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, AOAC International has established itself as a critical provider of technical and scientific testing services that support regulatory and research objectives across multiple government sectors.

The organization has secured multiple federal contract awards primarily from the Defense Health Agency and the Food and Drug Administration, with contract values ranging from $4,100 to $154,313.32. These contracts consistently involve microbiology proficiency testing services, specifically for food and feed laboratories, with no small business set-aside designations. AOAC International has worked as a prime contractor and also maintains a subcontract relationship with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC. The contract awards demonstrate the organization's expertise in providing standardized testing protocols, quality assurance services, and proficiency testing modules for various governmental health and scientific research entities.

AOAC International has been awarded at least one federal grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, scheduled for October 2024 to October 2025. This project grant focuses on convening stakeholders to develop consensus performance metrics and validation protocols for drug test strips used in drug product testing. The grant aims to address test strip variability between manufacturers and across batches, with intended beneficiaries including industry, public health agencies, law enforcement agencies, forensic science laboratories, and other entities involved in drug product testing. The project's expected outcomes include creating critical performance metrics and validation protocols that will provide industry guidance on developing standardized test strip performance standards.